§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in theOfficial Report the number of workers employed in the British textile industry, both full-time and part-time, in 1970 and 1988.
§ Mr. LeeThe following table gives the available information on the textile industry in Great Britain on a consistent basis for June 1971 and June 1987 (the longest period for which comparable estimates are available). March 1988 estimates are also given, but these are not directly comparable with the estimates for June 1971 and June 1987 because of seasonal variation.
687W1 The textile industry is defined as Class 43 of the 1980 standard industrial classification.